Twenty-one executives, including those leading SpaceX's satellite internet business Starlink, Falcon launch business, and the development of Starship, report directly to Shotwell, The Information reported.
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Microsoft Edge gets Kids Mode
Microsoft has introduced Kids Mode in its Chromium-based browser – Edge, to help parents, by offering a safe online environment for children when they browse the internet on shared devices. Users can access Kids Mode by clicking on the profile icon in the upper right corner of the browser and selecting “Browse in Kids Mode.” Next, they will have to select the child’s suitable age range: 5-8 or 9-12 years. After this, parents can let their children browse the web. Both age groups are defaulted to the strictest tracking prevention level, blocking the m
Spaceflight Insider
Nicholas D Alessandro
April 15th, 2021
The second flight of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket. Astrobotic has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to fly its Griffin lander, which will be carrying NASA’s VIPER rover, to the Moon. Credit: Michael McCabe / SpaceFlight Insider
Astrobotic, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based company specializing in commercial lunar freight landers, announced it has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch its Griffin medium-class lander to the Moon in 2023, carrying NASA’s VIPER lunar rover.
VIPER, or Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, is a NASA mission to explore permanently-shadowed craters at the lunar south pole region to determine if frozen water deposits exist there and that they can support future crewed missions and colonies on the Moon.
SpaceX rocket to deliver Astrobotic lander to Moon in 2023
SpaceX rocket to deliver Astrobotic lander to Moon in 2023
Last Updated: Wed, Apr 14th, 2021, 19:01:40hrs
San Francisco, April 14 (IANS) Space start-up Astrobotic has selected SpaceX s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch its Griffin lunar lander to the Moon in late 2023.
Griffin will be carrying NASA s water-hunting Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER). Getting to the Moon isn t just about building a spacecraft, but having a complete mission solution, Daniel Gillies, Griffin Mission 1 Director for Astrobotic, said in a statement. SpaceX s Falcon Heavy completes our Griffin Mission 1 (GM1) solution by providing a proven launch vehicle to carry us on our trajectory to the Moon. SpaceX has the team, vehicle, and facilities to make this happen.